The Ramona Pageant

The Ramona Pageant
The Ramona Pageant in 2013
Written by
  • Helen Hunt Jackson (1884 book)
  • Garnet Holme (1923 adaptation)
  • Stephen Savage (2015 update)
Date premieredApril 13, 1923
Place premieredHemet, California
Original languageEnglish
SubjectRamona
GenreDrama/Romance/Comedy
Setting1850s California
Ramona Bowl
California Landmark of Ramona in Ramona Bowl, Hemet, #1009
LocationRamona Bowl, 27400 S Girard Street, Hemet, California
Coordinates33°43′12″N 116°56′58″W / 33.719891666°N 116.94946388°W / 33.719891666; -116.94946388
DesignatedFebruary 16, 1993[1]
Reference no.1009
The Ramona Pageant is located in California
The Ramona Pageant
Location of Ramona Bowl in California
A large group of people assembled in costume.
The Ramona Pageant, 1950

The Ramona Outdoor Play, formerly known as (and still commonly called) The Ramona Pageant, is an outdoor drama staged annually in Hemet, California,[2] since 1923.[3] It is loosely based on the 1884 novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson.[4][2]

  1. ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com chl-1009
  2. ^ a b Hill, Gladwin (April 19, 1953). "'Ramona' Country; California Town Pageant Preserves the Legend". The New York Times. Hemet, California. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "California Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5". legainfo.ca.gov. 1993.
  4. ^ Browne, Renee (August 8, 2015). "History: 'Ramona' inspired early Palm Springs plays". The Desert Sun. Gannett.